Definition of Prunus maritima

1. Noun. Seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit.

Exact synonyms: Beach Plum, Beach Plum Bush
Terms within: Beach Plum
Generic synonyms: Wild Plum, Wild Plum Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Maritima

Prunus cerasus marasca
Prunus cuneata
Prunus dasycarpa
Prunus demissa
Prunus domestica
Prunus domestica insititia
Prunus dulcis
Prunus dulcis amara
Prunus glandulosa
Prunus ilicifolia
Prunus incisa
Prunus insititia
Prunus japonica
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus lyonii
Prunus maritima (current term)
Prunus mexicana
Prunus mume
Prunus nigra
Prunus padus
Prunus pensylvanica
Prunus persica
Prunus persica nectarina
Prunus pumila
Prunus pumilla susquehanae
Prunus salicina
Prunus serotina
Prunus serrulata
Prunus sieboldii
Prunus spinosa

Literary usage of Prunus maritima

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1885)
"Prunus maritima Wang. PI Waquoit, Mass., June, 1871. L. Agassiz. ... Prunus maritima Wang. PI. Mass. H. Hagen. Similar to the foregoing, but probably a ..."

2. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"... the beach-plum (Prunus maritima) ; and the moose or American wild plum (Prunus americana.) The latter is said to be the only species indigenous to ..."

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